那不法之「祕密」是已在運用動力的。不過這必須等那現在還抑制他的從中間被處置了，

因为那不法的隐意已经发动，只是现在有一个拦阻的，等到那拦阻的被除去，

因为那不法的隐秘已经运作，只是现在有一个阻挡的，要等到那阻挡的被除去才会发作，

因为那不法的隐秘已经运作，只是现在有一个阻挡的，要等到那阻挡的被除去才会发作，

其实那不法之徒的阴谋已经在酝酿中，然而现在有一位在拦阻他。等到拦阻他的那位一离开，

因为那不法的潜力已经发动，只是现在有一个箝制他的在那里，直等到那箝制解除了，

其实这不法的奥秘已经在做工，只是要等到那现在拦阻他的不在其中，

因為那不法的隱意已經發動，只是現在有一個攔阻的，等到那攔阻的被除去，

因為那不法的隱祕已經運作，只是現在有一個阻擋的，要等到那阻擋的被除去才會發作，

因為那不法的隱祕已經運作，只是現在有一個阻擋的，要等到那阻擋的被除去才會發作，

其實那不法之徒的陰謀已經在醞釀中，然而現在有一位在攔阻他。等到攔阻他的那位一離開，

因為那不法的潛力已經發動，只是現在有一個箝制他的在那裡，直等到那箝制解除了，

其實這不法的奧祕已經在做工，只是要等到那現在攔阻他的不在其中，

蓋不法之隱慝已萌、惟今有阻之者、迨其見除時、

其隱慝始萌、今有所阻、後無扞格、

蓋不法之隱慝、今已發動、但阻之者仍阻之、待阻之者既除於中、

蓋其不法之隱圖、已在醞釀、惟尚有為之阻礙者、故其一時未能遽發；一俟阻礙見除、

For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.

The secret power of sin is already at work. But the one who now holds back that power will keep doing it until he is taken out of the way.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.

For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way,

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is removed.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.

For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way,

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth[ will let], until he be taken out of the way.

For the hidden power of lawlessness is already at work. However, the one who holds him back will do so until he is taken out of the way,

For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

每一個靈不承認耶穌的、不是出於上帝。這就是敵基督者的靈、你們曾聽說他要來的；如今他已經在世界上了。

她的額上寫着名字、有象徵的奧祕：「大巴比倫、地上淫婦之母、可憎之物之母！」

我知道我離開了以後，必有兇暴的豺狼要進入你們中間，不顧惜羊羣。

他們的話像毒瘡，必越侵蝕越大；他們中間有許米乃和腓理徒；這種人在真理上失了正鵠，說復活之事已成過去，就傾覆了人的信仰。

天使對我說：『你為甚麼驚奇呢？我要將這婦人象徵的奧祕和那馱着她的、那有七個頭十個角的獸、象徵的奧祕告訴你。

別讓人因樂於卑抑自己和拜天使的事而斷你們為不應得獎賞的了。這種人根據所見過的幻象、隨着自己肉慾之心思、徒然自吹自大，不緊聯着那頭；然而是從這頭、全身體才藉着關節和筋絡而得供應、彼此聯結、以上帝所賜的長大而長大的。你們既和基督一同死了，脫離了世界所信的星質之靈，為甚麼還在世俗中活着，而去服從那「不可摸！不可嘗！不可觸！」的規例，（而規例中所指的又都是以沿用而至於敗壞的東西）隨着人的誡律和教條呢？這種規例、於牽強的崇拜和卑抑自己以及身體之刻苦、徒有智慧之名，在克制肉體之放縱上實毫無價值的。

大家公認地、大哉、敬虔之事的奧祕！他顯現於肉身裏，他被斷為得勝於靈裏，他現給天使們看見，他被宣傳於外國中，被信奉於遍世界，被接上於榮耀中。